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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
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Should trialling be testing here since trial can only be used as a noun or an adjective?

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Trialling has become common in British usage, and is listed in the Online Oxford Dictionary, but is uncommon in the US. British speakers are often more comfortable with "verbing" than Americans. There are two articles about "verbing" on the site.

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  • Trialling has become common in British usage, and is listed in the Online Oxford Dictionary, but is uncommon in the US.
  • British speakers are often more comfortable with "verbing" than Americans.
  • There are two articles about "verbing" on the site.
  • From Verbing to Planking Verb(ing) - a result of the evolution of...
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Trialling has become common in British usage, and is listed in the Online Oxford Dictionary, but is uncommon in the US. British speakers are often more comfortable with "verbing" than Americans.
There are two articles about "verbing" on the site.
From Verbing to Planking
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